Rosetta Stone for Toddlers

My daughter is 18 months and it’s been incredible to see her grow and develop. She’s becoming an amazing little girl right before my eyes and I couldn’t be more proud. That being said, I can’t understand more than 95% of what comes out of her sweet, little mouth. I find myself trying to negotiate this process with lots of “do you mean?”, “are you saying?” – Often times ending with, “look – Mommy just got some cheese for you.” or “let’s go play outside”, as total diversion usually ends the frustrated battle. If only there was a Rosette Stone for toddlers that could help me understand what my daughter wants. Since there isn’t one on the market, I’ve taken it upon myself to create a list of words that my daughter now says, or at least I think she says.

2 comments

Jen PlymJuly 15, 2013 - 8:46 am

My twins did the funniest switcharoo with syllables. The best was when they switched the “tr” sound with “f”. It was particularly funny when they became obsessed with trucks. So here’s how a 9-hour drive to FL went down with two 14-month-old boys talking about trucks with an f:

-BIG _uck!
-Garbag _uck!
-Dump _uck!

It never got old and we laughed the whole way to Florida. We are SOOOO immature!

Oh my gosh I am dying. Annie says, “What is it” for just about everything. Ha Jen that is classic. We wouldn’t stop laughing either. I always wonder how I will keep a straight face with “adult” topics with kids. Too good. Love this idea for a post.